Vietnamese Inspired Shrimp Soup

My vegetable broth is piling up in the freezer. I knew I’d better start using it or I’d run out of room for, you know, everything else. Soup made sense but I wanted something kind of light since it’s started heating up here in LA. Maybe hot N’ sour or vegetable barley… I decided to…

Sriracha Honey Chicken

There are few things in this world that The Rockstar enjoys more than hot sauce and saving a buck. So, what better theme to set the tone for his Valentine dinner! I decided to go Asian, another of his favorites, and do a play on Orange Chicken. There’s something about the crisp of the breaded…

Mindful Monday: Spicy Cabbage Peanut Salad

This Asian inspired salad is a crunchy mouth party! The Rock Star LOVES Thai food. We were having some friends over and I decided to do some Thai flavors. One of the side dishes was this salad. Crunchy red cabbage and chopped snow peas are the star of the show but they get set off…

Mindful Monday: Spicy Peanut Dip

Snacking is part of a healthy diet. It is said that eating small amounts throughout the day helps boost metabolism, stay off hunger and deters from binge eating. We all hit that 3 o’clock slump. You know the one, it sends you to the vending machine for some crap that you have to feel bad…

Chili, lime, cilantro cocktail

This cocktail was inspired by a visit to the Sriracha factory in Irwindale, Ca. My family and I toured the site and were able to see the entire process front the arrival of the chilis to the tufted t tt <a href="http://tedtterttffgddrtr trftgrryftdtzdtdegtlll”>zScott robot who packed the pallets! SO cool. You will need the following:…